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Joanne Wildenbeest

Assistant Professor - medical

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Utrecht RSV research group

Research aim

We have the vision to combine clinical and basic research to decrease the global burden of RSV infection. Our mission is to improve knowledge of RSV epidemiology, to develop safe and effective interventions and to strive for global health equity.

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Recent publications

Group A Streptococcal Disease in Sudden Unexpected Death in Youth in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era Evelien van Kempen, Annelotte M. Pries, Emmeline P. Buddingh, P. J. Puiman, Mirjam van Veen, A. Custers, E. Edelenbos, J. Fuijkschot, B. Levelink, P. J. Puiman, J. M. Ruskamp, B. Semmekrot, K. T. Verbruggen, H. Vlaardingerbroek, Mirjam van Veen, Emmeline P. Buddingh, Evelien van Kempen, Adam Tulling, Erik von Asmuth, Ankie Lebon, Merijn Bijlsma, Nina van Sorge, Jan van der Linden, Jantien Bolt, Lonneke van Onzenoort-Bokken, Else Bijker, Dorine Borensztajn, Kim Stol, Brechje de Gier, Navin Boeddha, Rianne Oostenbrink, Marlies van Houten, Gerdien Tramper, Monique Jacobs, Caroline Kosterink-Brackel, Joanne Wildenbeest, Aline Verhage, Leontien van der Aa, ,
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2025, vol. 44, p.e156-e160
Efficacy and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy to prevent COVID-19 in mothers and early infancy Odette de Bruin, Emily Wem Phijffer, Fariba Ahmadizar, Nicoline At Van der Maas, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Miriam Cjm Sturkenboom, Louis J Bont, Carlos E Durán, Kitty Wm Bloemenkamp
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2025, vol. 2025, p.1-12
Burden of RSV infections among young children in primary care Sarah F Hak, Valérie D V Sankatsing, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Roderick P Venekamp, Beatrice Casini, Caterina Rizzo, Mathieu Bangert, Daan Van Brusselen, Elizabeth Button, María Garcés-Sánchez, César García Vera, Rolf Kramer, Simon de Lusignan, Marc Raes, Adam Meijer, John Paget, Jojanneke van Summeren,
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2025, vol. 13, p.153-165
The respiratory microbiome is linked to the severity of RSV infections and the persistence of symptoms in children Maartje Kristensen, Wouter A.A. de Steenhuijsen Piters, Joanne Wildenbeest, Marlies A. van Houten, Roy P. Zuurbier, Raiza Hasrat, Kayleigh Arp, Mei Ling J.N. Chu, Marie Billard, Terho Heikkinen, Steve Cunningham, Matthew Snape, Simon B. Drysdale, Ryan S. Thwaites, Federico Martinon-Torres, Andrew J. Pollard, Peter J.M. Openshaw, Jeroen Aerssen, Justyna Binkowska, Louis Bont, Debby Bogaert,
Cell Reports Medicine, 2024, vol. 5
Inconsistent Increase in Age at Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization of Children Aged <2 Years During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic Eline R Harding, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Terho Heikkinen, Ana Dacosta-Urbieta, Federico Martinón-Torres, Steve Cunningham, Kate Templeton, Louis J Bont, Marie-Noëlle Billard,
The Journal of infectious diseases, 2024, vol. 230, p.e985-e995
Serum and mucosal antibody-mediated protection and identification of asymptomatic respiratory syncytial virus infection in community-dwelling older adults in Europe Deniz Öner, Charlotte Vernhes, Sunita Balla-Jhagjhoorsingh, Annick Moureau, Marjolein Crabbe, Bruno Salaun, Arangassery Rosemary Bastian, Kim Thys, Jonathan De Smedt, Salo N. Ooft, Koos Korsten, Niels Adriaenssens, Samuel Coenen, Christopher C. Butler, Theo J.M. Verheij, Simon B. Drysdale, Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Andrew J. Pollard, Peter J.M. Openshaw, Louis Bont, Jeroen Aerssens
Frontiers in Immunology, 2024, vol. 15